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3232THE FIRST SERIES OF BYOMKESH GOES ON AIRhttp://thenewhunt.in/the-first-series-of-byomkesh-goes-on-air/
http://thenewhunt.in/the-first-series-of-byomkesh-goes-on-air/#respondWed, 08 Nov 2017 16:13:39 +0000http://thenewhunt.in/?p=1493How about getting a chance to revisit your childhood days but with an additional
doze of technology in it. Interesting isn’t it, the mews is that the first series of
Byomkesh Bakshi is out. We have very fond memories of watching the series in
our childhood. Shree Venkatesh Films(SVF) for the soon to be launched OTT app,
Hoichoi, has produced this Bengali web series.

The Hoichoi app is the biggest app for the Bengali entertainment. Hoichoi is available for download on iTunes –

It aims to bring together the Bengalis spread across the nation through a common platform. Byomkesh Bakshi is an interesting character created by Saradindu Badhyopadhyay, is undoubtedly the best ever fictional Bengali detective. The whole plot is so captivating that it has already been adapted 13 times on the big screen and for 5 times on the small screen. The year 2015- 16 had witnessed 6 Byomkesh movies and 1 tv series.
The biggest challenge is to present the same story but in a different way. We
have the best cast and the supporting team. The critically acclaimed Anirban
Bhattacharya plays the role of Byomkesh Bakshi, Subrat Dutta playsa the role of
Byomkesh’s trusted friend turned aide, Ajit and Ridhima Ghosh plays the role of
Satyabati.

An interesting plot of the detective goes online from the best production house of
East India, SVF. The team celebrated its launch party at the Park hotel and it was
a much awaited affair. The first episode took the market with a storm and the
audience is waiting for the next 12 episodes. Grab some hot fitters with tea and
book a seat in the favorite corner of your house and the seethe most captivating
series of the Byomkesh.

]]>http://thenewhunt.in/the-first-series-of-byomkesh-goes-on-air/feed/0Goddess Durga has arrived in Delhi before the Navaratrahttp://thenewhunt.in/goddess-durga-has-arrived-in-delhi-before-the-navaratra/
http://thenewhunt.in/goddess-durga-has-arrived-in-delhi-before-the-navaratra/#respondSat, 02 Sep 2017 08:31:16 +0000http://thenewhunt.in/?p=138428th August 2017, New Delhi: With a please surprise the Goddesses Durga has arrived in Delhi not even in Bengal, much before the auspicious occasion of Navaratra. Well, we are talking about the Delhi based young artist Soumen Dutta’s first book The Ananta. The book has been released today at the Bikaner House by noted art connoisseurs Shirin Paul – Chairperson, Emeritus, Apeejay Surendra Group and veteran art enthusiast Sunita Kohli – President, K2India Archictict and Designers. The Ananta is searching the one of the greatest tradition of Bengal the Durga Puja through the camera lenses, the brushes, pencil sketches and of course some descriptive texts by Soumen Dutta.

The Durga Puja has little religious but more social significance in the life of Bengalis. As the process starts with a very strict tradition or ritual, which need to beg the soil or clay from the brothel. The artisan will collect the soil from the sex worker of the brothel and that soil is an essential and integral element of the idol of Goddesses Durga and family members of two daughters Lakshmi, Saraswati and sons – Ganesha and Kartikeya. The moral is no one in the society is untouchable or unacceptable to God. The another very important aspects is, the hair of the idols, which is mainly made by jute in a traditional way by the Muslim artisan. In the book The Ananta, artist – photographer Soumen Dutta successfully bring out the details nuance, the rituals, the description of the goddesses through his impeccable pencil sketch and paintings, where he has the masterly command on the medium. Soumen has taken the help of more than 150 illustrations of his paintings and sketches and above 1000 photographs to give his readers a complete experience of the social extravanga of Bengal, the Durga Puja. The 11.5 inches x 8.5 inches dimension, 260 pages illustrated coffee table book The Ananta, rightly prices at Rs. 2295/- each copy. The Ananta will be surely a priceless possession by every book and art lover.

The artist, 1980 born, Soumen Dutta is quite popular name in the art circle in Delhi. He has solo and group shows at India Habitat Center, Lalit Kala Academy. His special interest on Delhi’s old monument, which he depict nicely at the Delhi-O-Delhi restaurant at India Habitat Centre and the lounge of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. Beside the several art lovers Soumen Dutta’s work has been appreciated and collected by National Housing Bank, Embassy of United States of America, NDTV, Ranbaxy, NIIT Technology Ltd., MGF, Accenture Group, RPG & Somany Tiles etc. He has commissioned to make art pieces for the Scottish Senior Secondary School – Gurgaon, Ultra International Ltd., Carmel Convent School Malcha Marg and many other private houses and villas in various parts of the country.

New Delhi, August 25, 2017: Life takes a 360 degree turn at the most obscure times and brings us to a sudden halt. For most people this could turn into a life shattering change but for some it could turn into a life changing opportunity. An opportunity to delve deeper into our lives and take stock of it before it is too late. Aavirbhaav-Hindu Deities Guidance & Meditation Cards, by well-known spiritually inspired artist, guide and communication professional annu kalra, offers just the perspective and guidance. This very exclusive offering was conceived and crafted to present the matchless concepts and beliefs from the rich Indian culture and presented it in a self help format of Guidance Cards. “Aavirbhaav” was launched today at the Constitution Club of India in a gala event.

The book was released today at the Constitution Club of India by Honble Dr Karan Singh, who was the chief Guest. Also present at the book launch as Guest of Honour were Dr. Harbeen Arora, Global Chairperson, All Ladies League and Women Economic Forum. The evening was also blessed by the presence of Avadhoota Ugra Chandeshwar Kapali Maharaj of Satyanath Math, Sultanpur. The event saw attendance by the celebrities like Tarun Vijay – indian politician and author, Arpana caur – an artist, Abhinav Bindra – a world & Olympic champion shooter, Gautam Gambhir – Indian International Cricketer and government servants.

Aavirbhaav-Hindu Deities Guidance & Meditation Cards amalgamates concepts and beliefs from the innumerable systems that exist in the Indian culture and is presented in a self-help format of Guidance Cards. Each card is a representation of Deities from various traditions including the Vedas, Puranas and Tantra etc. ‘Aavirbhaav’ means manifestations, and the Deities manifest to help in our human journey. This set is a means of accessing their guidance.

Speaking on the launch of ‘Aavirbhaav’, the chief guest, Dr. Karan Singh, remarked,” Going through the book is an education in itself and, I am sure, it will be widely appreciated not only among Indian Hindus but around the world where Hindus are settled in large numbers. The book and the cards are beautifully designed and printed. I commend annu kalra for her imaginative production.”

Adds Ms. annu kalra, the author of the book “To experience peace, beauty and joy is everyone’s right. If it currently eludes you, to search for it far and wide is your right and you should make it a priority. The self help set of Aavirbhaav Hindu Deities Guidance and Meditation Cards can aid your efforts at experiencing greater well being”.

The evening also included the Guru Vandana and Ganesh Stuti by the author, Annu Kalra herself and later it was followed by the Bharatanatyam recital by Soundarya Lahari on Ganesha, a young Bharatanatyam dancer from Hyderabad who has trained under Guru Padmashri Dr. Ananda Shankar Jayant which made this evening more spiritual.

About the Book

Aavirbhaav- Hindu Deities Guidance & Meditation Cards is a book for the intelligent questioning person caught between the spectrum of belief and non –belief; which is really a large majority of Urban Indians. While the hypocrisy and mumbo jumbo of fundamentalism has alienated him, his quest and belief in the ancient Sanatan Hindu dharma has not completely disintegrated. It is not without reason; the ancient people were very intelligent. They created elaborate systems of rites and rituals to aid people in their self -discovery and self-actualization, idol worship being one of them. Over time those became empty rituals due to their being followed in a mechanical way and also having been handed down as a diktat rather than with appropriate explanations and scientific rigour.
About the Author

Annu kalra has donned many hats in her corporate avatar spanning 2 decades. She has been a Media Planner, Buyer and Communication & Brand Consultant. A series of challenging events turned the course of her life and she found her calling in facilitating transformation in people and their lives. She found that her spiritual journey within, through meditation and understanding of the Scriptures, has enabled her to be in the position of not only living a happy and peaceful life but also being able to guide people to deal with their own issues.

She conducts Workshops, holds Musings & Mystical Art Sessions, gives personal counselling sessions, does guided meditations as well as writes extensively on the subject of spirituality and interpretations of traditional wisdom in the modern context. She is a Coach and Counsellor to many people including successful corporate people and some celebrities from the performing arts and Cinema. She was recently awarded the ‘Iconic woman making the world a better place for all’ at the Women Economic Forum 2017 in New Delhi. She was also awarded for ‘Excellence in Art’ by the Bharat Nirman Foundation in 2016.

Visit http://www.annukalra.com/ to know more about the author and her work.

]]>http://thenewhunt.in/bringing-aavirbhaav-of-spirituality-into-your-life/feed/1LISA RAY LAUNCHES POSKEM: GOANS IN THE SHADOWS BY WENDELL RODRICKS PUBLISHED BY OM BOOKS INTERNATIONAL AT TAMASHA, MUMBAIhttp://thenewhunt.in/lisa-ray-launches-poskem-goans-in-the-shadows-by-wendell-rodricks-published-by-om-books-international-at-tamasha-mumbai/
http://thenewhunt.in/lisa-ray-launches-poskem-goans-in-the-shadows-by-wendell-rodricks-published-by-om-books-international-at-tamasha-mumbai/#respondSun, 16 Jul 2017 05:46:07 +0000http://thenewhunt.in/?p=1237Om Books International along with Tamasha, Mumbai celebrated the launch of Poskem: Goans in the Shadows by Wendell Rodricks on 12th July, 2017. The elegant book on Goa’s best-kept secret, was launched by Chief Guest, Lisa Ray.

On the occasion author Wendell Rodricks shared his experience of putting together the book, with Lisa Ray and the gathering.

About the Book
Goans are presently experiencing the last generation of Poskim—young children taken in by wealthy families and retained most often as servants. In a narrative that spans Portuguese Goa to post the liberation of India’s golden state, Poskem: Goans in the Shadows takes the reader to locales from Bombay to Lyon, Pune to Paris, and into the world of the Poskim people and Goan recipes. Through happiness and hope, despair and delusion, Rodricks writes of an unspoken, unheard of and shamefully silenced world of the last generation of a people that would soon be forgotten but for this book preserving their story for posterity

About the Author

Mumbai-born WENDELL RODRICKS studied Fashion Designing in the USA and France. His first collection from Goa earned him the title ‘Guru of Minimalism’ and his next collection pioneered the concept of ‘Resort Wear’ and ‘Eco-friendly’ garments.
He was the first Indian designer to be invited to present his unique garments, inspired by Goa and India, at the World’s largest garment fair, IGEDO, in Germany (1995), Dubai Fashion Week (2001), Malaysia Fashion Week (2002), the Paris Prêt-à-Porter Salon (2007) and the BioFach in Nuremberg, Germany (2012).
In 2007, the Confederation of Indian Industries invited him to present two fashion shows in Bryant Park, New York to celebrate the 60th year of India’s Independence. Wendell has also presented his designs at the Festival
of India (1993) in Beijing and Shanghai in China, and in Sri Lanka.
Instrumental in planning the first ever Lakmé India Fashion Week (LFW) in 2000, Wendell guided it in an advisory capacity during its formative years.
In 2012, Wendell turned author with Moda Goa: History and Style, and his memoirs, The Green Room.
In 2014, Wendell was awarded India’s fourth highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri for Art (Fashion Design), honoured by the All India Konkani Parishad, and conferred the distinction of Chevalier de l’Ordre National des Arts et Lettres (Knight in the Order of Arts and Letters) by the Ministry of Culture and Communication, France.

Lisa Ray Actor, Writer, Cancer Activist: With Poskem, Wendell invokes the shadowy history of a Goan tradition through a kaleidoscopic narrative which marries magic realism with culinary description. A literary feast, a sensory explosion and a triumph of marrying imagination with dark fiction in the original style of
one of India’s original creatives.

Ashok Ferrey Author, The Ceaseless Chatter of Demons: Like a magician, Wendell Rodricks conjures up with a flourish a world we are unfamiliar with, an India we do not recognise: fascinating and horrifying in equal measure – as dark and as delicious as the Goan recipes with which he lines every other page.

Shakun Batra Award-winning Director of Kapoor & Sons: Wendell proves yet again that his talent goes beyond being a maestro designer. He tailors and styles his words like an experienced storyteller. A book so visual and cinematic that you cannot put it down!

Floyd Cardoz Winner Top Chef Masters, USA, Season 3; Chef/Owner, Paowalla, NYC; Culinary Director/Founder, The Bombay Canteen: Artfully weaving stories of Goan life with cuisine, Poskem keeps you living in the story, and like every Goan, shows you how important food is to us. Wendell is a superb storyteller. I could not stop being engaged.

Ajay Mago, Publisher, Om Books International: I had no doubt in my mind about publishing Poskem: Goans in the Shadows. It would be a very small but significant way to spread the word, raise awareness on the larger issue of children being deprived of their childhood, their dignity and their station in life—in Goa, in India, in the world.
I thank Wendell for this literary journey into a heart of darkness so far removed from our worlds. And for keeping his promise to Rosa.

Mr. Priyank Sukhija, Owner, Tamasha, Mumbai: We at Tamasha are thrilled to host the launch of Wendell Rodrick’s book that presents unheard of realities that exist in Goa. Tamasha is known to host such unique genres of events and we look forward to celebrating contemporary literature in future too.

About Om Books International
One of the largest English language trade publishers in the Indian subcontinent, Om Books International has been a name to reckon with for over five decades in the Indian publishing and retail industry. Headquartered in Noida, OBI has a diverse publishing list including cinema, biography, memoir, mind-body-spirit, photo essay, art, architecture, lifestyle, fiction — commercial and literary. It counts amongst its notable authors Khalid Mohamed, Mushtaq Shiekh, Bharathi S Pradhan, Nasreen Munni Kabir, Rauf Ahmed, Kamala Das, William Dalrymple, Vir Sanghvi, Christopher C Doyle and Abhay Vaidya.

OBI has an equally strong and varied children’s publishing programme under its imprint, OmKidz.

]]>http://thenewhunt.in/lisa-ray-launches-poskem-goans-in-the-shadows-by-wendell-rodricks-published-by-om-books-international-at-tamasha-mumbai/feed/0Barkha Dutt launches a great thriller The Wrong Turn: Love and Betrayal in the Time of Netaji By Sanjay Chopra and Namita Roy Ghosehttp://thenewhunt.in/barkha-dutt-launches-a-great-thriller-the-wrong-turn-love-and-betrayal-in-the-time-of-netaji-by-sanjay-chopra-and-namita-roy-ghose/
http://thenewhunt.in/barkha-dutt-launches-a-great-thriller-the-wrong-turn-love-and-betrayal-in-the-time-of-netaji-by-sanjay-chopra-and-namita-roy-ghose/#respondSun, 02 Jul 2017 18:46:32 +0000http://thenewhunt.in/?p=1166About the book – 1944, Kohima — a small, sleepy town in northeast India. Subhash Chandra Bose and his Indian National Army (INA) along with the Japanese, are on the brink of bringing the Empire to its knees and forcing the British out of India. But, inexplicably, the tables turn. The INA’s advance is thwarted and the victory march to Delhi is halted. Seventy years later, the British admit that the Battle of Kohima was the greatest battle they had ever fought. Even more so than the battles of Waterloo and Dunkirk. Was it then that old Indian curse — betrayal? Someone from within Netaji’s own ranks? Were there forces other than the British, waiting in the shadows closer to home, who stood to gain even more from the INA’s defeat? Or was it just love that irrevocably altered the course of India’s destiny? The Wrong Turn: Love and Betrayal in the Time of Netaji, is a sweeping tale of passion set against the freedom struggle. Debraj, the rakish playboy and scion of a distinguished Calcutta family, and Nishonko, the fiery revolutionary sworn to the cause of the INA, must not only fight their common enemy, but also for the love of Aditi, the rebel with the healing touch. A haunting tale of love, friendship and betrayal of an entire nation, The Wrong Turn veers inexorably towards a poignant redemption.

About the co-authors

Sanjay Chopra, co-author – “The Wrong Turn is a story that traverses the cities of Calcutta, Singapore, Rangoon and Kohima caught up in the blaze of the Second World War. It is about the clash of four desperate forces as they come together in Kohima to vie for the brightest jewel in the crown — India. Victory will come to those who possess not just the coldest steel but even colder hearts.”

SANJAY CHOPRA is an airline pilot and author of two collections of short stories, Said and Done and Tailspin stories. He believes that his office forty thousand feet in the sky and his travels provide him with a view that fuels his vivid storytelling that cuts a wide arc through time and space. His stories have won the Invisible Ink, the Millennium writers and Southport awards in the UK and USA. In the words of his readers, ‘He is a storyteller like those of the old days, yet his stories are as modern as tomorrow.’ He lives in Mumbai with his wife Tisca Chopra, an actress and he is currently working on a film script and a web series.

Namita Roy Ghose, co-author -“This was a story waiting to be told. So much about Netaji was smoke and mirrors, partial views foisted on us by the British and other vested interests. Here was a man who was a personal hero, who was part of the lore of my childhood. And here was a chance to set the narrative straight – through the lens of a very human yet universal story of love.” During a school project on ‘The most memorable day of my life’, NAMITA ROY GHOSE wrote about a Russian girl on the day WW2 ended. She got her first rejection slip from the teacher for making things up. Ever since, Namita has established her storytelling skills through her scriptwriting, screenplays poetry, fiction, legendary advertising campaigns, and as a renowned advertising film director. A Creative Director with HTA, she left after 13 years to start her own film company, White Light, one of India’s top ad film outfits. A social activist, she is the founder of Vanashakti, an NGO that works to protect the environment. Namita has done pro bono work on issues like domestic violence, child welfare, sexual harassment and forest preservation. She is an avid traveller, a photographer, foodie and teacher.

Ajay Mago, Publisher, Om Books International- “A Tale of Two Cities, Dr Zhivago, Gone with the Wind are some of my favourite historical fiction. Even today, I enjoy a well-written historical fiction. So when The Wrong Turn came my way, I was clearly excited about this critical piece of Indian history couched in a fictional narrative. A great story told marvellously. In fact, I am delighted to say that this great kahani was launched in Mumbai by none other than Vidya Balan. Clearly one of the best books Om Books International has published.”

Akshay Anand, Managing Director, Zerruco-Kitchen and Bar- It is a delight to launch this brilliant thriller The Wrong Turn: Love and Betrayal in the Time of Netaji, written by Sanjay Chopra and Namita Roy Ghose and published by Om Books International. We at Zerruco are thrilled to host such literary events as it has always been our pleasure to celebrate and promote contemporary literature. We look forward to hosting such events in future.

]]>http://thenewhunt.in/barkha-dutt-launches-a-great-thriller-the-wrong-turn-love-and-betrayal-in-the-time-of-netaji-by-sanjay-chopra-and-namita-roy-ghose/feed/0Author Ratan Kaul’s ‘The Full Circle’ is going to be a cynosure of Fiction Lovershttp://thenewhunt.in/author-ratan-kauls-the-full-circle-is-going-to-be-a-cynosure-of-fiction-lovers/
http://thenewhunt.in/author-ratan-kauls-the-full-circle-is-going-to-be-a-cynosure-of-fiction-lovers/#respondSat, 01 Jul 2017 20:40:08 +0000http://thenewhunt.in/?p=1161After the runaway success of his novel, ‘Wings of Freedom’, depicting a cross-cultural love story, author Ratan Kaul is ready to delight the readers with another romance fiction – The Full Circle: A Saga of Unrequited Love. This beautifully penned book is a periscopic view of the last forty years and how speedily the world noticed a vast array of socio-economic changes. From shifting trends in technology to silent disruptions in human values, ‘The Full Circle’ encompasses the resulting latent as well as surreal aspects of post-liberalization society in India. The book also reveals the growing conflicts faced by the protagonist between assimilating the foreign culture and retaining the traditional Indian values as an Indian immigrant in USA.

While briefing about the book, Ratan Kaul said, “This book revolves around the life of Rohit, an engineer-turned-entrepreneur. Every change in his life, partly in India and partly in USA, is like a turn of a wheel, for good or for bad, but it is not in his hands as someone else governs the circling of his fate.”

The Full Circle is engaging and intriguing, and like ‘Wings of Freedom’ it also powerfully portrays the human emotions: love, relationships, commitments, and sacrifices.

]]>http://thenewhunt.in/author-ratan-kauls-the-full-circle-is-going-to-be-a-cynosure-of-fiction-lovers/feed/0Talk on Food Safety Awareness hosted by Dr.Saurabh Arorahttp://thenewhunt.in/talk-on-food-safety-awareness-hosted-by-dr-saurabh-arora/
http://thenewhunt.in/talk-on-food-safety-awareness-hosted-by-dr-saurabh-arora/#commentsMon, 19 Jun 2017 08:46:41 +0000http://thenewhunt.in/?p=1055New Delhi: Notable panelists Dr Saurabh Arora ( Founder of Foofsafetyhelpline.com,MD Auriga reserach and Director at Arbro Pharmaceuticals) , Dr Pawan Vats(Vice President at Auriga Research Formely with FDA,NEW DELHI ), Nishant Choubey (Corporate Chef at The Roseate, New Delhi) and Amin Ali( Special correspondent with The Times of India) will speak on food safety at Oxford Bookstore, CP on 16th June to generate awareness in this regard. The instructive session will be helpful to stakeholders in the food industry, particularly hoteliers and restaurant owners.

Food safety is a major health issue in India, where there is a challenge to feed a large and geographically diverse population. Maintaining a strict food safety policy is important because its implementation leads to a consistent standard of food being served.

Dr Arora, will also speak on emerging food trends, including food startups and online food retailing. This will be particularly interesting to budding entrepreneurs who want to make most out of the takeaway model of ordering food. He will speak about how to begin tomorrow’s food business.

Adhering to top class food safety standards in the hospitality sector is an important issue. If left unchecked, it may cost hoteliers and restaurateurs several lakhs in fines. Besides the fines, it also damages the company’s reputation and brand loyalty that may take years to recover.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) play an important role to formulate and control procedures. It implements and controls food quality processes so as to eliminate hazardous and toxic elements. Right from checking the ingredients for preparation to the final packaging, everything is done under the watchful eyes of FSSAI.

Dr Arora will also talk about food licensing, another important issue that involves the entire food industry. He will speak about specific food safety challenges. Attendees will be able to gain insights about potential solutions to these challenges.

The session will be a good opportunity to interact with stakeholders from the food industry, food manufacturers and processors, hotel and restaurant owners, startup operators, online food retailers and representatives of food laboratories.

Dr Arora heads the testing laboratory and research business at Arbro and Auriga, a position he has held for close to 11 years. These laboratories serve clients in the food, retail, hospitality, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, agricultural, medical device, research, academics and real-estate industries. Dr Arora is a leading subject matter expert on food safety and has founded Food Safety Helpline, an online portal which facilitates the food industry to stay updated with industry norms and understand and implement the requirements of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. He has also founded lab-training.com, an e-learning platform for professionals and aspiring students.

Dr. Pawan Vats:
Ph.D in Chemistry and a Post Graduate in Foods & Drugs Analysis, Dr. Pawan Vats is at present the Vice President at Auriga Research. He has an extensive experience in the field continuing since years. He has worked previously with Department of Food Safety, Government of NCT of Delhi. His practice also involved training of Food Safety Officers, designated officers, adjudicating officers and PGDFSQM for IGNOU. He has also reviewed Food Safety Act & rules, Delhi PFA rules. Dr. Pawan has also been a third Party Auditor-BRC Global Standard for Food Safety and been an important member of Food Safety and Standards Act, Rules & Regulations with different industry bodies.

Nishant Choubey:
Corporate Chef at The Roseate, New Delhi. Nishant Choubey comes from a family of academicians. Graduated from Bhopal catering college, he has worked for various major-league players such as Oberoi group of hotels, Rajvilas Jaipur, Jumeirah Group, olive, kitchen mehrauli, Japanese restaurant ai and lap, Dusit Devarana New Delhi and celebrity restaurant Cibo.

He does not consider cooking a profession but an exquisite gourmet experience. He has earned numerable achievements to add to his account which includes selection for Southern US training by Southern Foods Program in 2010, 1 st prize at the Bocus d’Or competition held at Ashoka Hotel, Master Chefs Classes at the World Gourmet Summit (Rising Stars of the Century), Singapore, International Restaurant Exposure Tour and many more.

Interestingly, he has also represented India at the Madrid Fusion 2015 and has won the chef of the year 2015 by Outlook.

Besides he has also written a book on Ayurveda linked food gastronomy in association with roli books and created a historic Pop UP at Indus Bankok on Progressive Indian Cuisine.

Amin Ali
Amin Ali is a special correspondent with The Times of India, a leading media house in India.
A notable media and communication professional, he has graduated in English literature from Delhi University and studied journalism at Times School of Journalism. His years of hard work has gained him expertise in writing, media relations, digital media, television, blogging, public relations and more.

Coming with a remarkably panoptic experience, he has been working with the Times Group for over a decade.

He has ventured successfully in multifold domains and is a well known name now. He writes on various lifestyle domains such as food, travel and city features. Besides, he has gained requisite savoir faire in political interviews.

]]>http://thenewhunt.in/talk-on-food-safety-awareness-hosted-by-dr-saurabh-arora/feed/1Becoming Assiyahttp://thenewhunt.in/becoming-assiya/
http://thenewhunt.in/becoming-assiya/#respondSat, 03 Jun 2017 20:38:08 +0000http://thenewhunt.in/?p=962“A strange city with embittered, half sunken bodies and detached souls, the large beds (they’re all the same if you asked her), the strange smell of flowers and scents in the house when their wives and daughters were away, and then the dirt of whoring. The world was a crazy place, with crazy men, and without crazy love.”

What starts out as a person’s search for identity soon transforms into a towering narrative of a nations tragic loss of identity. Becoming Assiya by Simran Keshwani, the 20 year old author’s first novel is draped in fineries of “loss and pain” and is set in the backdrop of wartime Syria.

One is forced to question again and again, at various points in the narrative about the search of a coherent identity, whose only access points are images and memories of a distant past. The greatest and most harrowing wars of our times, the Syrian proxy war, has raised eyeballs and jerked tears alike, in all parts of the world, and is yet to see a halt. What’s left of the city, is mud and mortar while the world sleeps in their warm bedding and ivory mansions.

Keshwani’s attempt to capture a murdered city which now houses revenge leaves a tale of lust, love, nationalism and what it meant to be human in the time of War.

Far more than making an outcry for liberation, the story points out the aftermath of a liberated nation. Liberation hurts, and none can deny that.

“They say the shout of a liberated nation screeches through the wrongs and triumphs fountains of blood. I would hold a different opinion. When we first reached Germany in the boats, our bodies were shrill starved and cold. The smell of animal feces from a metre over would remind me of my incessant hunger. They chided us for our expensive phones and said we didn’t need help. How little did they know about struggle.”

Where do we go hereon? The narrative leaves the reader on the edge of his seat, wondering which road to pick between love and hate, between fear and courage and between avenging the self and forgiving for the nation.
During a lot of instances and the constant shifts in memory and the polyphony in the narrative it is the blurred, whimsical lines between the choices that the author portrays with finesse.
Assiya’s story becomes the mouthpiece and missing end to her mother’s struggle and their collective story becomes the memory of a new, independent nation, that is built on the spoils of war.

For an author that young to play with fire and acid and complexity and nuances of human life is a challenge only few tread on. Simran braves it, swallows the acid, and jerks out a bestseller.

Get your hands on the book if you haven’t already. Link – www.facebook.com/becomingassiy a

It’s been 5 years that the Syrian internecine began. The world shed tears while towns and cities bled to death. Now, what remains is mud and mortar while the world sleeps.

I’ve been one of the lucky few to be able to firsthand understand the struggles of the people trapped inside War Torn areas, as their fight towards peace continues.

As a child, I remember visiting my maternal home in the UAE, holding my mother’s hand and asking her why the people there dressed differently than us. What she said is what the world has forgotten – it doesn’t matter, they’re human too.

Becoming Assiya is a small attempt to capture Syria’s moment of crumble and a look into the dystopian future we signed up for, where bullets replace lives.

Please follow the page to stay in touch for I’ll only be active here and my book hits stands this March!
Love,
S

#BecomingAssiya

About The Book

“The past is always in a discordant love with the present. And it is upto us to unleash its secrets, and learn from it, not repeat it..”

Becoming Assiya is the story of a misplaced Syrian refugee and her trial with a past of Blood, wounds, War, Doubt and Hatred and the troublesome Hope of a better tomorrow. The woman’s journey encompasses through the landscape of Wartime Syria, through her mother’s journal and the rebuilding of a Post War identity for a land washed with blood, and what it meant to be alive, stuck in the middle with No Identity. Identity and Struggle, two complex concepts intermingle in this book and intersect at a common point, that of finding yourself.

About The Author –

Simrann Keshwanii, 20, is a Final Year literature student at the Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi and the Founder of a start-up, Born Of a Million Thoughts, that deals in on-ground Social Activism. She plans on changing the world, one word at a time, for words are mirrors and swords.

]]>http://thenewhunt.in/becoming-assiya/feed/0Prachi Garg ~Author SuperWomanhttp://thenewhunt.in/prachi-garg-author-superwoman/
http://thenewhunt.in/prachi-garg-author-superwoman/#respondFri, 26 May 2017 20:48:50 +0000http://thenewhunt.in/?p=883About the author Prachi Garg is a writer, avid traveler and entrepreneur. She started www.ghoomophiro.com, an enterprise where the team organizes corporate tours based on the customers’ requirements, budget and provide them with a bouquet of options. This initiative was taken up by her during college days. Ghoomophiro.com has been covered by YourStory, The Indian Express, Femina and many other leading publications. Recently she has been featured by Exhibit Magazine as one of the women who made it big online. She has delivered workshops on entrepreneurship and has been part of panel discussions related to entrepreneurship She also takes up queries related to entrepreneurship at yourdost.com She kick started a journal “Managing Minds”, that caters to the need of Tier II & Tier III MBA aspirants which failed. She has been associated with EET India Group, DD News and has been freelancing for HT Horizons for quite some-time. Press Kit 3Superwomen – Book by Prachi Garg A computer science graduate from Miranda House, University of Delhi, and an MBA from Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, she has interviewed personally all women featured in the book. Prachi currently lives and works out of Delhi, India. About the book a. Book title: Superwomen b. Author: Prachi Garg c. Publisher: Srishti Publisher d. Month of publishing: Feb 2016 Book is available in leading book stores and on Amazon. Book is also available on Kindle.
]]>http://thenewhunt.in/prachi-garg-author-superwoman/feed/05 Reasons why people in their 20s should read “Harp”http://thenewhunt.in/5-reasons-why-people-in-their-20s-should-read-harp/
http://thenewhunt.in/5-reasons-why-people-in-their-20s-should-read-harp/#respondFri, 26 May 2017 20:14:47 +0000http://thenewhunt.in/?p=876People in their 20s are at a stage in their life, where they are dealing with an array of emotions, it is during this time they face endless questions on love, life, and their future. There is a lot of uncertainty, confusion going on in their outlook towards life. To identify with these emotions “Harp” –a deeply entertaining novel authored by Mr Nidhi Dalmia is a refreshing love story which tugs at the heartstrings of every 20 year old. Here are the top 5 reasons why people in their 20s should read “Harp.”

1. Universal theme

The basic premise of the novel is set in the era of the late sixties encompassing its ambience and spirit, but despite being set in a previous context the novel beautifully captures readers attention with its theme and exploration of ideas every adult goes through at some point in their life. Harp poses and answers questions on universal ideas on love, life, longing and sacrifice. Readers in their 20s can relate to this novel because at the core of the novel it is a coming of age story where the main protagonists mature, realize their dreams and experience the beauty of love.

2. Incites you to follow your passion

One of the main characters of the book, a girl named Lauren a Polish musician is a remarkable role model for young adults as she follows her dream and passion of singing, which is her dream despite the hurdles and obstacles she faces to realise it in life. Many people in their 20s hide or subdue their passion due to various reasons such as family pressure, society norms, the initial struggle and so on. Many Indian young adults are pressurized and coerced to follow the crowd by becoming a doctor, engineer etc. Inspite of that the character of Lauren inspires people to realise their dreams and goals by not backing down due to society’s pressure.

3.The thrill of solo travelling

The novel “Harp” takes the readers on a beautiful and breath-taking journey to unknown and lesser travelled parts of Europe, USA and India. Through these different locations the author explores the complexities and relationship between the 3 main protagonists. Predominantly, the character of Ashok who for the first time explores different parts of the world and how he learns about new cultures, tradition, music makes the readers themselves feel a part of his journey and inspires them to travel solo and be at peace and serenity at these beautiful parts of the world. The book wonderfully captures and describes the thrill and joy of solo travelling one should experience at first glance in life.

4. Love can happen more than once

The book delves deep into the realities of real life which young adults today can relate to. Love as a concept has been wishfully engraved in our minds that it can happen only once. That is not entirely true; love can happen more than once, as we grow and mature we realise that love cannot be typecast into only occurring once. There may be multiple love stories in an individual’s life and that is a part of growing up and a fact of life. Mr Dalmia wonderfully executes this concept where many young adults can easily identify and relate to.

5. It is never too late

The book inspires and gives hope to readers that it is never too late in your life to follow your dreams, goals and passion. Besides on the aspect of following your passion the novel also encourages and influences readers that it is never too late to live life to its fullest potential they desire and it’s not too late to dream big and find love.